Author Irving, actor Baldwin and Olympian Gable say 'California Needs Wrestling'
SANTA MONICA (Oct. 30, 2009) - Author John Irving and actor Billy Baldwin will join Olympic wrestling legend Dan Gable at a luncheon on Monday, Nov. 2, in support of the California Needs Wrestling initiative.
The three will speak to the need for supporters of the sport to mount an effort to sustain college wrestling programs in California, where the state budget crisis has left many collegiate programs in dire need of funding.
Irving, a University of Pittsburgh wrestler, and Baldwin, a Binghamton University Wrestler, who was instrumental in bringing wrestling back at Binghamton University after the sport was dropped, will speak to the role of the sport in helping to shape their lives.
Irving, whose novels include The World According to Garp and Cider House Rules, was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992. He is currently touring to promote his new book, Last Night in Twisted River.
Baldwin joined the crusade to restore wrestling at his alma mater after the university announced it was dropping the sport in 2003. With the help of Friends of Binghamton Wrestling and New York's then-Gov. George Pataki, the program was restored the following year. Last March, Baldwin was on hand to applaud Binghamton's first Division I All-American, Josh Patterson.
Gable has devoted his life to the sport as an athlete, coach and advocate. A 1972 Olympic freestyle wrestling champion, he went on to coach the University of Iowa to an unprecedented 15 NCAA team championships and is now Iowa's assistant athletic director.
"Wrestling in California needs our help," said Gable. "There are approximately 27,000 high school wrestlers in the state of California and only eight four-year college wrestling programs to support the exploding interest at the high school level. These programs are fighting to survive as California has already lost 85 college programs."
The luncheon is being held to:
· Provide head college wrestling coaches in California with an opportunity to cultivate some of their most important alumni/donors and or key decision-making university administrators. This is particularly important in light of the current state budget crisis in the state of California.
· Help college administrators recognize the educational value of wrestling through the testimonials of highly successful wrestling aficionados.
· Promote the "NWCA All Star Classic, Presented by the Wrestling Alumni of the College of William and Mary," scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m. at Cal State Fullerton. The event is a fundraiser for the Cal State Fullerton wrestling program.
The wrestling alumni from William and Mary have established the non-profit Society for the Preservation of Traditional Sport (SPOTS). Its mission is to help save wrestling and other traditional Olympic sport programs before such programs are cut.
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Tammy N. Tedesco
Assistant Director
National Wrestling Coaches Association
717-653-8009 (office)
717-653-8270 (fax)
ttedesco@nwca.cc
www.nwcaonline.com
New Book "STROBEL: Stories From A Life With Wrestling: now available
My latest book, "STROBEL: Stories From A Life With Wrestling", is now available for purchase.
In this hardcover 178-page book Greg Strobel, his family and more than 30 of his closest associates from the amateur wrestling world tell their stories that chronicle Greg's life from a youngster in Oregon up to the present day. You will read revealing behind-the-scene episodes about Greg's life such as:
what it was like to wrestle for and coach with Dale Thomas at Oregon State;
turning Jim Baumgartner from a directionless teenager into an All-American wrestler;
surviving the turmoil and savoring the triumphs at USA Wrestling during Greg's eight years on staff there (1983-1991) with six different Executive Directors;
coaching with Dave Schultz in the bizarre environment of the Foxcatcher Wrestling Club;
reaping the rewards of insightful scouting reports of opponents at the Olympic and collegiate level;
recruiting prize athletes and dealing with off-the-mat issues at Lehigh University;
learning and mastering the art of fly-fishing;
the angst of facing retirement as a coach and the joy of having more time for family and hobbies;
and tons of other tales?..
I am selling the book for $19.95, plus $3.05 for shipping via 2nd class mail (total = $23) or $5.05 for Priority Mail (total = $25).To order a book, please send your check or money order to me at the address below and indicate if you would like me to 'sign' the book and to whom it should be inscribed. I will mail your book(s) to you immediately upon receipt of payment.
If you enjoyed "Wrestlers At The Trials", I can't imagine that you won't like this book.
Yours in wrestling,
Jamie Moffatt, author
806 Sewell Ave.
Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 898-022
emoffatt@aol.com
ps- I still have copies of "Wrestlers At The Trials" available; now just $10 per book.
2009 UNCG Southern Scuffle Schedule, Ticket and Hotel Information
Ticket Information
Tickets for the 2009 UNCG Southern Scuffle can be purchased through the Greensboro Coliseum Box Office beginning Nov. 9. Adult tickets are $15, tickets for students in grades K-12 are $5 and children under age 5 are free.
The options to purchase through the Coliseum box office include:
· The Greensboro Coliseum box office during the normal box office hours of 11 am-6 pm Monday through Saturday.
· By calling 1-800-745-3000
· On-line at www.ticketmaster.com
Hotel Information
The official hotel for the 2009 UNCG Southern Scuffle is the Greensboro Sheraton (Koury Center) located at the Four Seasons Towne Center on High Point Rd. Please contact the reservations office at (800) 242-6556 and inform the receptionist that you need a room under the "Southern Scuffle" block.
2009 UNCG Southern Scuffle Schedule
Monday, December 28
· 12-noon - Workout Area is available (Greensboro Coliseum, Event Center)
· 7-8 pm - Team and Individual Check in (Greensboro Sheraton - Glass Room)
Tuesday, December 29
· 8:00 am - Weigh-ins & Skin check
· 10:00 am - 64-man Championship (10 mats - 500 wrestlers)
· 11:30 am - 32-man Championship
· 1:45 pm - 1st Round of Wrestle-backs
· 3:45 pm - 16-man Championship & 2nd Round of Wrestle-backs
· 6:00 pm - 3rd Round of Wrestle-backs
· 7:00 pm - Free Wrestling Clinic (for all high school, middle/youth wrestlers and coaches)
Wednesday, December 30
· 8:00 am - Weigh-ins & Skin check
· 9:00 am - Quarterfinals & 4th Round of Wrestle-backs
· 10:30 am - 5th Round of Wrestle-backs
· 11:30 am - Semifinals & 6th Round of Wrestle-backs
· 1:00 pm - 7th Round of Wrestle-backs
· 2:00 pm - Medal Rounds (3rd-8th)
· 3:00 pm - High School Dual Matches
· 5:30 pm - Championship Finals
List of teams competing at the 2009 Southern Scuffle
Air Force
Appalachian State
Army
Bloomsburg
Boston University
Cal State Bakersfield
Campbell
The Citadel
Cornell
Duke
Edinboro
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
Hofstra
Indiana
Kent State
Liberty
Lock Haven
Michigan
Minnesota
Navy
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Ohio
Old Dominion
Princeton
Penn
Sacred Heart
Virginia
VMI
The event is open to a limited number of qualified collegiate and non-collegiate individual competitors.
- UNCG -
David Percival
Assistant Sports Information Director
O - (336) 334-5615
C - (336) 420-7518
F - (336) 334-3182
Hibiclens the Presenting Sponsor of the 2010 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
The National Wrestling Coaches Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the 2010 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals will be Presented by Hibiclens. The two day tournament will be held January 9-10, 2010, at the University of Northern Iowa.
This is the second year that Hibiclens has been the presenting sponsor of the six division (Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA, and Women) and eighty - team, dual meet tournament. The NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals dates back to 1989 when it was held in Hampton, Virginia. The 2010 tournament will mark the fifth year that NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals will call the UNI Dome and Cedar Falls home.
"Hibiclens is excited to once again work with wrestling at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, which is a very visible collegiate tournament. Our goal is to get to zero skin infections in the sport through proper education and management. This event is a great way for us to get the word out about preventing skin infection," said Jack Doornbos Executive Director of Marketing for Molnlycke US/Hibiclens.
Hibiclens is a leader in preventative products that combat skin infection and the H1N1 virus, along with educating the wrestling community of the measures that can be taken to prevent skin infections that affect the sport.
"The education of the wrestling community includes a total effort of all parties involved including: equipment, clothing, surfaces and most importantly the skin where infections occur. The skin is the primary battleground for where these infections start; individuals need to do everything necessary to stop the growth. Hibiclens products have a unique 6 hour residual kill on the skin once used, which allows for a margin of error since nothing is 100 percent," said Doornbos. "What needs to be understood are the benefits and risks and that all skin infections are preventable."
For more information and educational handouts on skin infection and Hibiclens products visit the NWCA Website at: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcawebsite/sportssafetyhome/hibiresources.aspx
The 2010 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals teams are listed below by Division:
Division I: Arizona State, Bloomsburg, Boise State, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, UNI, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, Wisconsin
Division II: Augustana, Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Fort Hays State, Gannon, Mercyhurst, Minnesota State - Mankato, Newberry, San Francisco State, St. Cloud State, West Liberty, Western State College, Wisconsin Parkside, University of Nebraska Omaha, University of Nebraska Kearney, Upper Iowa
Division III: Augsburg, Coe, Concordia, Cornell College, Delaware Valley, Heidelburg, Johnson & Wales, Luther, North Central, St. Johns, University of Dubuque, UW- LaCrosse, UW - Stevens Point, UW- Whitewater, Wartburg, Williams
NAIA: Briar Cliff, Cal Baptist, Cumberland, Dickinson State, Grand View, McKendree, Missouri Valley, Oklahoma City University, Southern Oregon, Campbelsville, Great Falls, Lindenwood, Missouri Baptist, MSU-Northern, Northwestern, Notre Dame
NJCAA (8): Labette, Iowa Central, Iowa Lakes, Colby, Clackamas, NIACC, Ellsworth, Lincoln
Women (8): Jamestown College, Lindenwood University, Menlo College, Missouri Baptist University, Missouri Valley College, Oklahoma City University, University of the Cumberlands, Simon Fraizer University
For more information on the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals visit: http://www.nwcaonline.com/NWCAWebSite/Events/nwcanationalduals.aspx
Tammy N. Tedesco
Assistant Director
National Wrestling Coaches Association
717-653-8009 (office)
717-653-8270 (fax)
ttedesco@nwca.cc
www.nwcaonline.com
Save the Date for the 2009-10 NWCA Events:
” November 22, 2009 - NWCA All-Star Classic - Cal State Fullerton
To purchase tickets through Cal State Fullerton click here
” January 9-10, 2010 - NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals - UNI
For more inforation click here
Take Down Radio This week- Chuck Gertz, Shawn Charles, Tom Borrelli, Brian Smith, Mark Cody
This week the season starts for many with pre season dinners and wrestle offs in the future. Its and exciting time for sure. I get a special sense about the year. Not sure I can put my finger on it yet. I'm trying. With that said, we will be covering the Inductions in to the Rice Hall of Champions Friday night in Waterloo, Iowa. We'll report on that on this edition of TDR.
Please take a minute and listen to our many stand alone interviews we do every day of the week. You can find them on the front page of Intermatwrestle.com. Recruits, current college stars, our coaches and fans. Take a listen. if you know of someone deserving let us know and we can talk to them too.
The cast and crew will be live at The Brute Adidas studios again this week with the best in Wrestling Talk! Join Scott Casber, Chris Arns and Randy Crimmins for the best 2 hours on Radio Saturdays at 9 AM CST at Takedownradio.com.
Special in studio guests include: Sullivan Baccam of Glory Fighting Championships,
Chuck Gertz from English River Outfitters and the old Warfrog Ronnie Britt will join us.
Now you can watch the show LIVE at LiveSportsVideo.com.
Our Guests this week include-
9:05 Chuck Gertz- English River Outfitters, helping to raise funds and secure lands for injured veterans
9:20 Shawn Charles- Head Coach of the Arizona State Sun Devil wrestling program.
9:40 Tom Borrelli- Head Coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas
10:05 Brian Smith- Head Coach of the Tigers of the University of Missouri
10:20 Mark Cody- Head Coach of the American University Eagles
10:40 open segment with in studio guests
Missed an episode of TDR? Now You can get TDR on your PDA or iPhone at Lightsout.tv and at iTunes
Please note that Episode 27 of TDR TV is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing.
It's Appointment Radio! Join us for Takedownradio.com. America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show is on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa, on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning.
LightHouseWrestling.com Adds TDR TV to its Offerings!
Des Moines, Iowa October 11, 2009
LighthouseWrestling.com (LHW) continues its rapid growth with the addition of TDR TV. In less than a year LHW has evolved in to much more than a HS Wrestling news site. Founder Bill Miller has added LIVE event coverage, both broadcast and text to the sites abilities as well as collegiate coverage. Seeing a lack of exposure by major news outlets on the coast, Miller took the job in to his most capable hands.
LHW should be added to your favorites list. "We're very happy to add LHW to of our distribution network for TDR TV", said Takedown Wrestling Radio Founder Scott Casber. "LHW has a gifted computer guru in Bill Miller who also happens to love our sport. He understands what most coaches have long known, If you want the job done, do it yourself. He has done just that by founding LightHouseWrestling.com, added Casber. Kudo's Bill.
Check out LightHousewrestling.com for a different view of wrestling from the East Coast. SC
http://lighthousewrestling.com/lhw/
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!
We keep searching for new ways to help you
increase your success during the upcoming
wrestling season.
1. Our Fall Wrestling Retreats are the best
24 hours of wrestling training you can get
right before the season and they are fast
approaching
http://www.campofchamps.org/Brochures/Fall_2009_Wrestling_Retreats_2009_Flier.pdf
2. If you live near Watertown, WI you can
join us on Monday nights from 7:00 - 8:30
until November 9th for intense practices
ramping up to the season.
http://www.campofchamps.org/Monday_Night_Practice%5B1%5D.pdf
3. Regular emails will be sent with
wrestling advice and spiritual applications
you as a wrestler can use.
This last part is where we really need your
feedback. As the season nears and then
progresses to tournament time, we want our
emails to give the best and most timely
advice possible.
We will periodically pose a question for You
and in the next "issue" will compile some of
the best answers we get from You!
At other times we will answer one of your
questions with advice from our experienced
Camp of Champs staff.
To kick things off, we want to know what
topics you want to discuss:
§ Right Now
§ During Pre-Season Practice
§ During the Season
§ Over Christmas Break
§ Qualifying/State Tournament Time
Email your topics or questions to
BeYourBest@CampofChamps.org .
We look forward to hearing from you and
wish you the best for this coming season!!!
Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum Newsletter
FREE WRESTLING CLINIC at DAN GABLE INT'L WRESTLING MUSEUM
WATERLOO, IA - OCTOBER 17, 9 a.m.
COACHES....PARENTS....don't miss this opportunity....
A free clinic with clinicians Dennis Hall and Joe Warren, both Greco-Roman World Champions, teaching your athlete(s) the use of Greco-Roman techniques for scholastic wrestling.
Museum doors open at 8:30 a.m.; clinic from 9:00 to 11:00
Limited to the first 40 to sign-up.
Only 20 spots remaining.
Call the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute & Museum today at 319-233-0745 to sign up.
The clinic is being held in conjunction with the first-ever inductions into the Alan & Gloria Rice Greco Roman Hall of Champions at the museum. Inductions will take place at the museum at 2:00 p.m.
Celebrities attending:
Alan Rice - Olympian, National Champion in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle
Steve Fraser - Olympic Champion
Jeff Blatnick - Olympic Champion
Mike Houck - World Champion
Dennis Hall - World Champion
Joe Warren - World Champion
Dennis Hastert - former Speaker of the House of United States Congress
This week on Take Down Radio - Matt Valenti, Jay Weiss, Andrew Hipps, Mike Moyer, Greg Randall
The Brute Adidas studios will be lively again this week with the best in sports talk radio, Wrestling Talk! Join Scott Casber, Steve Foster, Chris Arns, James Moncherry and Randy Crimmins for the best 2 hours on radio Saturdays at 9 AM CST at Takedownradio.com.
Our Guests this week include-
9:05 Matt Valenti- New Assist. Coach at University of Pennsylvania
9:20 Jay Weiss- Head Coach of Harvard
9:40 Andrew Hipps- Founder of Intermatwrestle.com powered by RevWrestling
10:05 Mike Moyer- Executive Director of the NWCA
10:20 Greg Randall- Head Coach of Boise State
Missed an episode of TDR? Now You can get TDR on your PDA or iPhone at Lightsout.tv and at iTunes
Please note that Episode 25 of TDR TV is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing.
Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com. America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show is on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa and on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.
All-Star Clinicians at COC Fall Wrestling Retreat
Camp of Champs is unashamedly bragging about its Fall Retreat clinicians.
In case you didn't check out the flyer earlier, click here
http://www.campofchamps.org/Brochures/Fall_2009_Wrestling_Retreats_2009_Flier.pdf
to see when and where you can train with an:
§ Olympic Champion and Silver medalist
§ WI Wrestling Federation Coach and UW Oshkosh Head Coach (Oct 23/24
§ NCAA Div I All-American
§ NCAA Div III Runner-up
§ Head College Coach and Strength and Conditioning Guru
Registration flyer here:
http://www.campofchamps.org/Brochures/Fall_2009_Wrestling_Retreats_2009_Flier.pdf
Two options to Register:
1. Print and send in flyer stub with payment
2. Email to info@campofchamps.org with information listed on flyer stub, then pay at the door.
St. Louis Community College Ron Mirikitani has been Fired ... please help
Ron Mirikitani has been fired as the head wrestling coach at St Louis CC at Meramec after 39 years of service.
This decision was made without ANY investigation or due diligence by the NJCAA.
The allegations that were used as grounds for termination were both uninvestigated and incorrect.
This decision jeopardizes the future existence of the entire wrestling program at Meramec.
The loss of my father as a coach and the program as a whole would be devasting to the wrestling community nationwide and the school as a whole.
Please send an email supporting Ron to Meramec president Paul Pai to ppai@stlcc.edu and call him at 314-984-7763 demanding an unbiased investigation into this situation and a promise that the program will not be eliminated.
Please send the email to me as well at dmirikitani@hotmail.com as I will be collecting copies for our legal purposes.
Thank you for your help in supporting this man of integrity.
David Mirikitani
314-550-4186
Please pass this information on to anyone who supports wrestling.
Thank you.
Hungry for Eden; The final journey of Kenny Cox
by Michael Copperman
On Aug. 14, we lost Eugene native Kenny Cox at the age of 31. Camping in remote areas of Kauai, Kenny had been drinking straight from the cold jungle streams and living off what he could gather with his hands. His immune system failed, and he died of acute hemorrhagic pneumonia and sepsis on the long route to the hospital, the car too slow to cross the treacherous 40 miles of Kauai’s rugged backcountry. His journey there, into the deep jungle, was long and complex, yet Kenny had few regrets. That was how he chose to live.
Much must be said about his extraordinary wrestling career: a three-time state champion, a five-time junior national champion, the nation’s top prep wrestler as a senior in high school. Ron Bellamy correctly called Cox “the best wrestler ever to come out of a Eugene high school,” but he could as well have said an Oregon high school, or an American high school. As a prep athlete, Kenny Cox may have been the greatest wrestler ever to set foot on a mat.
I would know: I was a wrestler two years younger, and every Tuesday and Thursday I wrestled him for two hours in the Oregon Wrestling room, a place (and a program) that no longer exists. He was short and powerful and impossibly strong for a lightweight, shirt tucked tight, his shock of blonde hair jutting from that blue Churchill headgear. What distinguished Kenny as an athlete was not his appearance or his natural skills; Kenny was beyond in attitude. He embodied the essence of a sport where there are no sticks or balls or hoops, nothing but an opponent to overcome through skill and force of will. He never let up, left nothing behind in every moment he wrestled. If he ever went out of bounds or came to the edge of the mat, he sprinted back to the center. In three years, I never once took him down — and he never once condescended to me by letting me.
Years later, when I was on Christmas break from Stanford, I drove an hour and a half to McKenzie High School and worked out with him and the team he coached there. His team was young and spirited, gave their all showing off for a visitor there in the dim, dusty loft above the basketball gym. Some were barefoot because, as Kenny explained, they were still new to the sport and couldn’t easily afford wrestling shoes. At the end of practice, the two of us squared off in front of his team. I was in peak condition then, and Kenny was out of formal competition, and I thought that maybe, finally, I’d get him. I was mistaken. Kenny’s raw ability was undiminished — indeed, only the year before he’d won another national championship in Greco-Roman. It was all I could do to avoid massacre — I danced and danced away.
Long after the disappointment of both our collegiate careers, I coached with Kenny at my old alma mater, South Eugene, where he was head coach for two years. Kenny had changed, seeking a post-wrestling identity. He had grown his hair to a great golden mane and taken up reading, bought a house he fixed up and rented out, sleeping in a teepee in the garden. As a coach, he tried to do something new: to teach those kids the essence of the sport without concern for wins or losses, to realize all that was good about wrestling that he felt he’d lost.
All that he asked of his kids was to give their all, to go without fear or restraint. He would not let the kids engage in extreme weight loss practices. He bought into none of the strategy and cheapness that so often accompanies the need to win. He brought in coaches who understood that ideal: a philosopher named Andre, a former Oregon wrestling standout named Brian Watson whom the kids nicknamed “Jesus” for the soundness of his advice and his long blonde beard, and former South Eugene state champion Gabe Hamel.
Each day, Kenny and Gabe and I would square off at the end of practice and wrestle with the kids, would push until all that existed was the move and counter and counter to that.
It was enough for me. It wasn’t enough for Kenny. That spring, he left the coaching to Gabe Hamel, rented his house out to folks who’d keep up the garden and started the Pacific Coast Trail in Washington.
A year later, walking downtown, someone called my name. I didn’t recognize the fellow who confronted me. His clothes were holed and faded, and his blue eyes glittered from behind a beard that hung to his collar and met his tangled halo of hair. His arms and hands were tanned brown, as were his bare feet. It took me a long time to realize it was Kenny. When we embraced, I felt how slight he’d become, this man who was once solid with muscle. I asked him how the Pacific Crest Trail had been.
“Great,” he said. “Pretty easy. But then I kept going in Mexico and got robbed.”
He explained how after those thousands of miles on foot, after all that country, he hadn’t been ready to stop, hadn’t known how to. He’d kept walking the coast, on roads, trails, along the playa whenever possible. Then, in little fishing town one night, he was held up at gunpoint and had everything stolen — his cards and ID, his money, his gear, everything but his shoes. He’d thought about quitting, but didn’t. He felt relieved that the last of what he had was gone. He took off his shoes and kept walking, dove in Dumpsters in tourist areas, begged pesos, picked up occasional work on fishing docks and construction sites. He made it all the way down the Baja Archipelago, over the red dirt and yellow sand, reached the end of that land and stood looking into the broadness of the ocean and wished he could keep going. But there was nowhere else to go, so he turned back. It had taken him a long time to return, a lot strange towns and strange jobs, a lot of good and bad people and lean, lean living.
“What were you trying to get to?” I asked.
He thought for a while, shook his head. “I don’t know. Just — something.”
It was that elusive something Kenny was still seeking in the remote Kalalau valley. He gathered fruit and edible plants, even ate grass once his canned food was gone, and slept on the ground, sometimes in tent and often under the stars. On a page devoted to memories of Kenny, David Watson (Brian’s brother) said of Kenny that “he was hungry for Eden. While the rest of us can justify our place in … [this] life, Kenny could not.”
It would demean his memory to suggest that Kenny was seeking death. His death was an accident. Kenny wanted to share what he’d found there on Kauai, or he wouldn’t have used the last of what he had, money the sale of his house, to have his parents and friends come visit him. What Kenny was seeking was meaning — a way to live. In his devotion to the search, he never lost integrity. That is a rare quality in this world.
Kenny lived fully. He went purely.
He will be missed.
Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum "The Epic of Gilgamesh"
BEAUTIFUL NEW PRINT NOW AVAILABLE
The Epic of Gilgamesh
To view the picture click here
(The following paragraph appears on the print underneath the artwork)
"The Epic of Gilgamesh" is considered by many scholars to be the oldest extant piece of literature in the world. Written some 4,500 years ago on clay tablets in ancient Sumer (now Iraq), it tells the story of a warrior king named Gilgamesh who ruled in the city of Uruk. One of the main themes is the wrestling match between Gilgamesh and the formidable Enkidu, a wild man from the forest.
Mike Chapman, the museum's executive director, uses the story in speeches to convey the power of wrestling as Mankind's Oldest Sport. But for decades, he has never seen a good etching or painting of the legendary wrestling match.
"There are dozens of images of Jacob wrestling the angel of the Lord, as described in the Bible, but none that I could find of Gilgamesh wrestling Enkidu," said Mike. "So, I decided the museum needed to create its own artwork."
Mike asked Tadaaki Hatta, former NCAA champion for Oklahoma state (1965) and a skilled artist, if he would paint one. Tadaaki agreed.
Now, wrestling fans can own a special, limited edition print of the full-color artwork, signed by Tadaaki Hatta.
"It is a companion piece to the 'Sport of Lincoln' print we did a decade ago," said Mike. "It is printed on the same quality and color paper, the same size. The two prints would look terrific hanging side by side in a wrestling room or office. They are true collector items."
Only 50 signed and numbered prints are available. Anyone wishing to own one can order through the Dan Gable museum website - at www.wrestlingmuseum.org - or they can call the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum (319-233-0745) for more information.
Signed prints are $35 while they last and there is a $15 charge for shipping and handling.
Dustin Schlatter at the World Championships
Herning, Denmark - University of Minnesota wrestling senior-to-be Dustin Schlatter (Massillion, Ohio) completed his competition at the World Freestyle Championships today (Sept. 23) held at the MesseCenter in Herning, Denmark.
Schlatter was eliminated today, in the third day of the event, falling just short of placing. Competing in the 74 kg/163 lbs. division, he dropped a tough first round match to Ramash Kumar of India. The match went a full three periods before it was decided, with scores of 1-0, 2-2, and 1-1.
Kumar would go on to collect two more wins before he fell in the semifinals of the tournament. In the end, Schlatter's first round opponent was the eventual bronze medalist.
Schlatter received his draw at his weigh-in on Sept. 22, learning of his match-up with Kumar. Kumar was third at the Asian Championships in May, and finished fourth at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Schlatter enters his fifth and final season with the Golden Gophers in 2009-10. He was the 2006 national champion as a freshman and was part of the 2007 team national championship. A three-time All-American, he red-shirted last season in preparation for the World Championships.
In the final team standings for men's freestyle, the United States placed seventh with 19 points. Russia placed first with 63 points, ahead of Azerbaijan in second with 48, and Iran in third with 40 points.
Pat McCabe
Athletic Communications Assistant
University of Minnesota
244 Bierman Field Athletic Building
516 15th Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office: (612) 624-4345
Cell: (612) 203-3028
gophersports.com
Take Down Radio - Ashnault, Miller, Barbee, Guerrero, Ersland, Eiter, Herbert, Dlagnev
Congrats to Jake Herbert for his Silver Medal and Tervel Dlagnev for his Bronze medal in the World Championships. They represent the first class of the "Living the Dream Medal Fund" recipients. We're all very proud of our TEAM USA. Lots left to do in Herning. Make sure to stay plugged in to the blog and all the interviews with Jason Bryant LIVE in Denmark on TheMat.com.
Meanwhile, Back in the good old USA We have a show to do. It's almost here. the College Wrestling Season. The Brute Adidas studios will be lively again this week with the best in sports talk radio, Wrestling Talk! Join Scott Casber, Steve Foster, Chris Arns, James Moncherry and Randy Crimmins for the best 2 hours on radio Saturdays at 9 AM CST at Takedownradio.com.
Our Guests this week include-
9:05 Billy Ashnault- Junior 133 Pounder for Rutgers, transferred from Lock Haven
9:05 Dr. Kevin Miller- Chiropracter for Team USA Greco Live from Herning, Denmark
9:20 Chuck Barbee- Head Coach of Army at Westpoint
9:40 Eric Guerrero- Head Assist. For the Cowboys of OK.
10:05 Tony Ersland- Assit Coach for Nebraska Cornhuskers
10:20 Rob Eiter- Head Coach U Penn
10:45 Jake Herbert- World Siver Medalist
10:50 Tervel Dlagnev- World Bronze Medalist
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Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum Newsletter
Big Events Scheduled
at The Museum
October 16 - 17
Visit our website www.wrestlingmuseum.org
for full details
Alan and Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions Inductions
A star-studded lineup is scheduled to be honored at the first ever inductions into the Alan and Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions event on Oct. 16-17.
Two Olympic champions and three World champions will be inducted. In addition, one of the most important political figures of the past decade and an Iowa family with a sensational wrestling background will be presented major awards.
The Greco-Roman hall is located in the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum, and is named for Alan and Gloria Rice, a husband-and wife team that has been one of the most influential forces in American wrestling history. Greco-Roman wrestling is a style that allows only holds above the waist, and Alan Rice has been one of its staunchest advocates for half a century.
The five champions to be present and inducted are:
Steve Fraser, 1984 Olympic champion and a coach of the 2007 World championship team in Greco-Roman; Jeff Blatnick, 1984 Olympic champion in the unlimited class; Mike Houck, 1985 World champion, the first in U.S. history; Dennis Hall, 1995 World champion and a silver medalist in the 1996 Olympics; Joe Warren, 2006 World champion and two-time national champion.
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert
will receive the Sport of Lincoln Award,
presented for meritorious service to the sport of wrestling.
A 10-term Congressman from Illinois, Hastert was a successful college wrestler and high school coach, and has been a major supporter of the sport for decades. He has been an advocate for modifying Title 9 rules to allow for protection of male sports while supporting growth for women athletics, and played a key role in keeping several colleges from dropping the sport.
Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and is the longest serving Republican House Speaker in U.S. history. He resigned his Congressional position on Nov. 26, 2007, and today is in demand as a public speaker and as an adviser on a number of prominent issues. His biography, Speaker, will be available for purchase and he will be available to autograph your copy.
The Doug and Janet Reiter family to receive the first ever "Iowa Legacy Award."
The Reiter family has made a remarkable impact on the sport in the state of Iowa. Doug and Janet have four sons - Joe, Mack, Eddie and Bart - and between them they won nine individual state titles, and 15 medals at the state high school championships. It is the only family in Iowa to have TWO four-time state champions in Mack and Bart.
Joe Reiter was a state champion and three-time finalist, and was expected to win his second title when he was sidelined for the season by a concussion. He was riding a long winning streak at the time. Eddie Reiter placed all four times he went to the state meet, with a third his final season.
FREE YOUTH CLINIC SET FOR OCT. 17
A FREE Greco-Roman clinic at 9 a.m. for youth wrestlers on "how G-R can help in folkstyle wrestling" will be held in the Gable Teaching Center in the museum by world champions Dennis Hall and Joe Warren. To enroll, please call the museum as soon as possible because space is limited. Call Melissa at 319-233-0745.
Combination Inductions/Banquet tickets, can be purchased by calling the museum at 319-233-0745, or on our website www.wrestlingmuseum.org at Store - Event Tickets
For full event schedule visit www.wrestlingmuseum.org
Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum Newsletter
Big Events Scheduled at The Museum
October 16 - 17
Visit our website www.wrestlingmuseum.org
for full details
Alan and Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions Inductions
A star-studded lineup is scheduled to be honored at the first ever inductions into the Alan and Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions event on Oct. 16-17.
Two Olympic champions and three World champions will be inducted. In addition, one of the most important political figures of the past decade and an Iowa family with a sensational wrestling background will be presented major awards.
The Greco-Roman hall is located in the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum, and is named for Alan and Gloria Rice, a husband-and wife team that has been one of the most influential forces in American wrestling history. Greco-Roman wrestling is a style that allows only holds above the waist, and Alan Rice has been one of its staunchest advocates for half a century.
The five champions to be present and inducted are:
· Steve Fraser, 1984 Olympic champion and a coach of the 2007 World championship team in Greco-Roman; · Jeff Blatnick, 1984 Olympic champion in the unlimited class; · Mike Houck, 1985 World champion, the first in U.S. history; · Dennis Hall, 1995 World champion and a silver medalist in the 1996 Olympics; · Joe Warren, 2006 World champion and two-time national champion.
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert will receive the Sport of Lincoln Award, presented for meritorious service to the sport of wrestling.
A 10-term Congressman from Illinois, Hastert was a successful college wrestler and high school coach, and has been a major supporter of the sport for decades. He has been an advocate for modifying Title 9 rules to allow for protection of male sports while supporting growth for women athletics, and played a key role in keeping several colleges from dropping the sport.
Hastert served as Speaker from 1999 to 2007 and is the longest serving Republican House Speaker in U.S. history. He resigned his Congressional position on Nov. 26, 2007, and today is in demand as a public speaker and as an adviser on a number of prominent issues. His biography, Speaker, will be available for purchase and he will be available to autograph your copy.
The Doug and Janet Reiter family to receive the first ever "Iowa Legacy Award."
The Reiter family has made a remarkable impact on the sport in the state of Iowa. Doug and Janet have four sons - Joe, Mack, Eddie and Bart - and between them they won nine individual state titles, and 15 medals at the state high school championships. It is the only family in Iowa to have TWO four-time state champions in Mack and Bart.
Joe Reiter was a state champion and three-time finalist, and was expected to win his second title when he was sidelined for the season by a concussion. He was riding a long winning streak at the time. Eddie Reiter placed all four times he went to the state meet, with a third his final season.
FREE YOUTH CLINIC SET FOR OCT. 17
A FREE Greco-Roman clinic at 9 a.m. for youth wrestlers on "how G-R can help in folkstyle wrestling" will be held in the Gable Teaching Center in the museum by world champions Dennis Hall and Joe Warren. To enroll, please call the museum as soon as possible because space is limited. Call Melissa at 319-233-0745.
Combination Inductions/Banquet tickets, can be purchased by calling the museum at 319-233-0745, or on our website www.wrestlingmuseum.org at Store - Event Tickets
For full event schedule visit www.wrestlingmuseum.org
SUPPORT GROWING TO NAME HCRHS FIELDHOUSE TO HONOR RUSS RIEGEL
A group has been gathering support to recommend naming the Hunterdon Central Fieldhouse the Russell K. Riegel Fieldhouse. Their intent is to honor his numerous athletic leadership achievements and his positive influence on student athletes, the student body, faculty and community. Coach Riegel was the school's first Athletic Director, a position he held for 35 years (1956 - 1991). Under his Athletic Director leadership, Hunterdon Central developed into one of the premier New Jersey high school athletic programs, bringing the school and community recognition, respect and pride. Coach Riegel was wrestling coach, cheerleading coach and cross-country coach during his 35 years at Hunterdon Central (1956-1991). Coach Riegel is the winningest high school wrestling coach in the nation with 821 wins and still counting. (He currently coaches wrestling at Harrison County High School in Kentucky). In 2002 he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. In 1984 he was inducted into the Gettysburg College Hall of Athletic Honor with a college wrestling record of 63-1. In 1984 he was Wrestling USA Magazine Hall of Fame Wrestling Man of the Year. While at Hunterdon Central, his teams won numerous Tournament, District, Sectional and State titles. He has coached 11 State Wrestling Champions, had 5 undefeated seasons and was continually ranked in the top10 wrestling teams in New Jersey.
Coach Riegel was instrumental in putting Hunterdon Central on the map with his leadership as an athletic director and excellence in coaching and teaching. During Russ Riegel's tenure as Athletic Director at Hunterdon Central, numerous men's and women's sports were added and the athletic program flourished into one of the top programs in the state. He was years ahead of his time in promoting any sport he coached. Coach Riegel created the Hunterdon Central Invitational Wrestling Tournament, which is the longest running Holiday Tournament in the Nation. When he started coaching Cheerleading, he elevated it to a sport by starting the DRC Cheerleading Competition. The sport never looked back, and the Cheerleaders still compete today on a national level.
You didn't have to be an athlete for him to bring out the best in you. Coach Riegel also recognized the importance of fostering school spirit by involving students with talents in art, music and beyond in order to instill school pride across the entire student body. He saw that having the different curriculum departments work together brought out the best in the school. The Pep Band that was formed with his guidance in the early 70's helped to draw over 2000 fans to the wrestling matches and basketball games on a regular basis.
Coach Riegel has been a role model for countless wrestling coaches throughout the U.S. When interviewed recently, Coach Buxton of Blair Academy (the #1 high school wrestling team in the nation) credits Coach Riegel with promoting and elevating the sport. Many of his wrestlers went on to become head wrestling coaches at other high schools and developed successful programs in their respective schools. They attribute much of their success to Coach Riegel. His teaching, coaching and mentorship helped those who knew him develop and strengthen their self esteem, leadership and team building; life skills that go beyond sports into creating outstanding adult lives.
The naming of the Hunterdon Central Fieldhouse in his honor would be a wonderful tribute to Coach Riegel, and all associated with him. The fieldhouse naming recommendation will be presented to the HCRHS Board of Education at their meeting on November 16, 2009 at 7 pm. The Board members need to see the support of the community through the signing of a petition and attendance at the Board of Education meeting. It is critical to have as many people as possible sign the petition and attend the meeting.
To sign the petition and get more information, go to
RussRiegelFieldhouse.com
Please take just a few seconds of your time to support this lasting legacy by filling out and submitting the form on the Petition page.
Thank you in advance,
John and Jim Lebbad Class of '73
Bob Benjamin Class of '76
Take Down Radio - Troy Steiner, Randy Pugh, BJ Thomas, Jack Spates, Joe McFarland
Its in the air. You can feel it. It's almost here. the College Wrestling Season. The Brute adidas studios will be lively again this week with the best in sports talk radio, Wrestling Talk! The part of the gang is back together again. Scott Casber will be out of studio for this show. Join Steve Foster, Grant Turner, Chris Arns, Randy Crimmins for the best 2 hours in radio Saturdays at 9 AM CST at Takedownradio.com.
Our Guests this week include-
9:05 Troy Steiner- Assist Head Coach of the Beavers of Oregon State- Lots going on in the NW
and in the PAC. Will the Beavers contend for a PAC title? What impact will Nick Simmons
have on the room now that he has taken Alex Clemsen's place?
9:20 Randy Pugh- Assist. Head Coach of the Panthers of UNI- Good recruiting class and a
great host to the NWCA National Duals
9:40 BJ Thomas- Founder of Cael Sanderson's Undefeated Sports Nutrition
www.BeUndefeated.com we're talking cookies, customed mixed sports drinks, etc.
10:05 Jack Spates- Head Coach of the Sooners of Oklahoma University- Loads of great recruits,
new facilities, New Coaches
10:20 Joe McFarland- Head Coach of the Wolverines of Michigan- New Facilities, New faces and
a great attitude.
10:45 Amy Williams- Wildrose casino in Emmetsburg, Iowa
http://www.wildroseresorts.com
10:50 Overtime Neighborhood Hub Sports and Grub- Host of the UFC PPV with Scott Casber
Time, food specials and all the big screens you could want. Great prizes too.
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Please note that Episode 23 of TDRtv is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing.
Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com. America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show is on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa and on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.
Brute/Adidas Wrestling Special - ***LIMITED TIME OFFER***
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Hurry before this offer is expires on 9/25/09. The minimum order is 12 pieces to receive the discounted amount. Email me at campofchampions@ca.rr.com or call 866-854-2560...Steve
Take Down Radio This Week- Tim Flynn, Brad Penrith, Rex Kendle, Mike Moyer, Andrew Hipps
The Brute adidas studios will be lively this week with the best in sports talk radio, Wrestling Talk! The gang is getting back together again. Join Steve Foster, Chris Arns, Randy Crimmins and I for the best 2 hours in radio Saturdays at 9 AM CST at Takedownradio.com. Our Guests this week include-
Tim Flynn- Head Coach of Edinboro Fighting Scots
Brad Penrith- Head Coach of the Panthers of UNI
Rex Kendle- Former Michigan State Spartan, now beginning his MMA career
Mike Moyer- Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association
Andrew Hipps- The man behind Intermatwrestle.com
Missed an episode of TDR? Now You can get TDR on your PDA or iPhone at Lightsout.tv and at iTunes
Please note that Episode 21 of TDRtv is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing.
Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com. America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show is on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa and on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.
Scott Casber
1460 KXNO in Iowa- Super Talk AM 1570 in Michigan- KRRW Minnesota
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A Proud Member of the College Wrestling Network
515-707-8657
Mouthguards: Protective, but can cause harm
Study finds athletic mouthguards may cause oral lesions and disease
ROSEMONT, IL - Although comtioned monly used to protect an athlete's teeth during contact sports, mouthguards are now being quesfor their potential to injure a player's mouth. A new study published in the September/October issue of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach found that mouthguards may increase the number and intensity of mouth cuts and abrasions, exposing an athlete to an increased chance of infection due to the bacteria, yeast, and fungi that mouthguards routinely collect.
Sixty-two collegiate football players' mouths were examined pre-season and post-season. The players selected their own mouthguards, either a "boil and bite" device or a custom-made device. At pre-season testing, 75 percent of the players had oral lesions located in three different areas of the mouth (gums, cheek, and roof of mouth). By the end of the season, 96 percent of the participants had oral lesions not only in the same three areas of the mouth, but also on the tongue.
"We saw not only an overall increase in the number of lesions, but also a wider distribution," explains author Richard T. Glass, DDS, PhD and professor at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. "While there might be other contributing factors to the oral lesions, the percentage increase and the specific locations of the oral lesions, compared with other studies done of the general population, indicated that mouthguards have a significant negative impact on the mouth."
Researchers stress that even with the increase in oral lesions, mouthguards are still an important piece of safety equipment for contact sports. "By no means should the value of a mouth guard be discounted," Glass emphasizes. "The protection they do offer teeth during contact sports is important. However, the length of time that a mouthguard is used and how often it is cleaned needs to be revised."
Glass and his co-authors suggest in the study that as soon as a mouthguard becomes distorted or develops sharp jagged edges or after 14 days of regular use, it should be discarded, whichever comes first. The study also pointed out that mouthguards have a natural ability to become a breeding ground for micro-organisms and should be sanitized on a daily basis using an antimicrobial denture-cleaning solution.
"This study stresses the importance of informing athletes of the danger of not properly taking care of a mouthguard. A mouthguard will do your mouth good only if you keep it in good shape," adds Glass.
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Published bimonthly, Sports Health is a collaborative publication from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), and the Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS). Other organizations participating in the publication include the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM). For more information on the publication or to submit a manuscript, visit www.sportshealthjournal.org. For more information on this press release, please contact Lisa Weisenberger or call the AOSSM office at 847-292-4900
Take Down Radio this week- Tom Minkel, Lou Rosselli, Phil Keddy, Wade Schalles, Rob Koll
Hello wrestling fans we return this week to the Brute Adidas studios in Des Moines, Iowa for another 2 hour extravaganza into the world of wrestling. What a week its been again.
This week we dive head first in to the deep end of the world of wrestling as only TDR can do. Our guests this week include:
Tom Minkel- Long time Head Coach of Michigan State
Lou Rosselli - Asst. Head Coach of the Ohio State University
Phil Keddy- 184 Pound Senior for the Hawkeyes of the University of Iowa
Wade Schalles- Former Head Coach, World Record Holder for most pins and most wins
Wade's Son is enrolled at the Naval Academy
Rob Koll- Head Coach of the Big Red of Cornell
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Please note that Episode 19 of TDRtv is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing.
This is sure to be one very entertaining program. Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com. America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show is on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa and on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.
Lee Kemp: The Journey To Excellence A TDR Special Production
Hello fellow wrestling fans. Recently the TDR crew had the opportunity to spend some time with Olympian and Champion Lee Kemp. Take a time and enjoy this interview. It details Lee, his life and times. It goes beyond the mat. It's a high quality 48 Minutes produced special and will take some slow computer lines a while to propagate it but it is very worthwhile. Email me after you watch it and tell me if you would like to see more specials like this on our other wrestling greats. You can email me at Scott@takedownradio.com.
Here is the link: http://blip.tv/file/2479152/
Feel free to post this on your sites for others to enjoy as you see fit.
Four U.S. women strike gold at Pan-American Cadet Championships
USA Wrestling
08/15/2009
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Four American women’s wrestlers won titles as the United States captured the team championship at the Pan-American Cadet Championships.
Winning titles for the U.S. were Erin Golston, Brieana Delgado, Krista Revelle and Kim Spiegel.
Golston, from Lake in the Hills, Ill., went 2-0 at 43 kg/94.75 lbs.
Delgado, from Fountain Inn, S.C., went 3-0 with three pins at 60 kg/132 lbs.
Revelle, from Meriden, Kan., went 2-0 at 65 kg/143.25 lbs.
Spiegel, from Port Trevorton, Pa., won the title at 70 kg/154.25 lbs.
The tournament concludes with the freestyle competition on Sunday.
PAN-AMERICAN CADET CHAMPIONSHIPS
WOMEN’S FREESTYLE
AUGUST 15, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
43 kg/94.75 lbs. – Erin Golston, Lake in the Hills, Ill. – 1st
WIN vs. Glenda Sanchez (Nicaragua), 6-0, fall :35
WIN Johaira Cedono (Ecuador)
46 kg/ 101.25 lbs. – Kayleigh Longley, North Berwick, Maine – 3rd
WIN Katia Fuentes (Nicaragua), 3-0, fall 1:37
LOSS Angelica Bustos (Ecuador) 4-2, 0-2 fall 1:00
WIN Pamela Morena (Peru), 6-2, 2-1
49 kg/108 lbs. – Natalie Rutt, Belle Plaine, Minn. – 2nd
LOSS Jessica Olevares (Peru), 4-1, 0-2, 0-2
WIN Jahoska Rocha (Nicaragua), 8-2, fall :10
52 kg/114.5 lbs. – Jasmine Yanez, Gilroy, Calif. – 2nd
WIN Carolina D'larosa (Dominican Republic), 3-2, 2-3, 4-2
LOSS Eunice Jimenez (Mexico), 0-4, fall 1:47
56 kg/123.25 lbs. – Roni Goodale, Muscatine, Iowa – 2nd
WIN Nora Flores (Peru), 0-5, fall :38
WIN Alejandra Alonso (Mexico), 1-0, fall 1:59
WIN Amalur Bisquert (Nicaragua), 2-0, fall :50
LOSS Lais Nunes (Brazil), 6-0, fall 1:43
60 kg/132 lbs. – Brieana Delgado, Fountain Inn, S.C. – 1st
WIN Ana Daniela Aguilar (Panama), 6-0, 0-2, fall :45
WIN Maria Rosa Angalo (Ecuador), 4-2, fall :28
WIN Alison Sokaliki (Canada), 7-0, fall 1:53
65 kg/143.25 lbs. – Krista Revelle, Meriden, Kan. – 1st
WIN Kailiana Rodreguez (Panama), 3-1, 2-0
WIN Brittany Johnson (CAN), 3-0, 3-0
70 kg/154.25 lbs. Kim Spiegel, Port Trevorton, Pa. – 1st
WIN Dayana Alguera (Nicaragua), 2-0, fall 1:12
EMERGENCY PLEA FOR SUPPORT TO SAVE MOORPARK COLLEGE WRESTLING
Committee To Save Moorpark College,
Important Items:
1. We need to network. I need emails of any alumni or supporters now. I want to build my global email list as fast as possible. I'll take the names and numbers of any alumni or any friends of wrestling.
2. Charles Sandlin (Raider alumnus, his family owns Roadrunner Shuttle) will be meeting with the MC President next week. He would like checks in his hands that amount to more than $35,000 to show good faith to Dr Eddinger that we are serious about our desire to continue the great sport of wrestling at Moorpark College. This will go towards coaches salary, travel, equipment, officials, entry fees. and transportation expenses. He is also presenting a 10-year plan to sustain the program. The checks will be kept in our hands until we find out that the program is a go for this year. If not, your check will be canceled.
3. Checks should be made out to Moorpark College Foundation with a memo saying exclusively to MC Wrestling. Checks can be mailed to me at the following:
978 Amber Dr.
Camarillo , CA 93010
805-482-1523
cell 805-657-3095
4. Checks can be dropped off at my house anytime. I will be home all day Saturday.
5. Time is of the essence - Please do this now! Any amount will help.
6. We will be working on future plans to develop this foundation fund - donor website savemcwrestling.com (pay pal account), twitter, face book (I will become a member to network), golf tournament, and Roadrunner Shuttle will be our corporate sponsor.
7. We have a great 41 year history, let's make it 42 years,
8. Sometimes there is a domino effect and other colleges drop their wrestling programs - WE CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN!
GO RAIDERS!
--
Charles Sandlin
Roadrunner Shuttle and Limousine
www.rrshuttle.com
805-389-8196 Work
805-709-6120 Cell
Cliff Keen Announces Web Site Re-Design
August 1, 2009
ANN ARBOR, MI – Cliff Keen Athletic announces the introduction of the company’s new web site for the 2009-10 scholastic calendar. CliffKeen.com is re-designed to better serve the company’s considerable stable of growing customers, universities, retailers, and club wrestling programs, as well as an international officiating client base.
Highlights of this web site roll-out include an increased server capacity, easier navigation and simplified ordering with Cliff Keen’s new Shopping Cart features and real-time inventory levels. A second phase coming later this summer, will include a completely overhauled Custom Uniform Builder and Business-to-Business portal. Cliff Keen loyalists can pick from all of their favorite wrestling and officials wear items, while seeing recommended and comparable items automatically selected from the shopping cart system.
Also included on the new website is Cliff Keen’s custom sublimation program, which has been commended by wrestlers, coaches,, and officiating leaders. The company’s sublimated uniforms and workout gear led to record-breaking sales and service marks set in the fall of last year. The iconic Ann Arbor company, lauded as a Michigan success story, seeks to break those marks with the web site roll-out.
“I am very excited about our new website,” Chad Clark, Cliff Keen Vice-President of Sales said. “We think our new website takes us leaps and bounds ahead of the industry curve. In particular, customers will enjoy the streamlined ordering process and real-time inventory control that they will have point-and-click access to.”
Clark credited Cliff Keen owner Tom Keen for the vision and initiative to overhaul the site while lauding Roger Houthoofd, Cliff Keen’s Creative Director, for the energy and dedication to steer the project to fruition. Entering its’ 52nd -consecutive year of retail innovation in the international wrestling and officiating marketplace, Cliff Keen has fulfilled orders in the past year for the National Football League, hundreds of nationally-recognized collegiate wrestling programs, and is the annual title sponsor of the Cliff Keen World Series of Wrestling events--amateur wrestling’s benchmark tournaments hosted across the country.
Cliff Keen Athletic is the namesake company of former University of Michigan wrestling coach Cliff Keen, who spent nearly a half century as the school’s winningest wrestling coach and assistant football coach. The University of Michigan continues to host home wrestling meets in the historic Cliff Keen Arena, located on the Michigan campus.
CONTACT: Roger Houthoofd, Creative Director
734.975.8800 or roger@cliffkeen.com
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$3.5 Million Stand Alone Wrestling Center Completed
Jon Davis Wrestling Center Dedication Scheduled
The Edwardsville Wrestling Club (EWC) announces the completion of the 24,000 sq. ft. Jon Davis Wrestling Center. Built with private funds on Edwardsville School District 7 property, the Jon Davis Wrestling Center is the result of a successful collaboration between the Edwardsville School District and the EWC. A Dedication Ceremony will be held at the Jon Davis Wrestling Center on August 23rd. The public is invited to attend.
The Jon Davis Wrestling Center will be home to the Edwardsville High School (EHS) Wrestling team, EWC and Illinois Southern Elite Freestyle/Greco Wrestling Club. The Center's main feature is a 51?2 mat (94' x 104') wrestling arena with bleacher seating for 850. The Jon Davis Wrestling Center also includes a strength and conditioning room, locker rooms, concessions, offices, conference room and auditorium. The auditorium seats 110 in either stadium or banquet style seating, and includes a theatre sound system and 14' x 9' viewing screen. The auditorium will also serve as the home of the EHS Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
The Jon Davis Wrestling Center will also be used on a national wrestling level. The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) and EWC will partner to host the NWCA Coaching Academy in future years. "The Jon Davis Wrestling Center is a multipurpose facility conveniently located near the easily accessible St. Louis Airport. The centralized location of the facility is perfectly suited for our coaches who will be traveling from around the nation to participate in our Leadership Academy each year," said NWCA Executive Director, Mike Moyer. The EWC will also partner with FCA/Wrestling in their inaugural season. "FCA is excited about having the Jon Davis Wrestling Center as a "regional and national center of excellence" to help carry out FCA's mission and vision," said Tim Johnson, FCA Midwest Region Director.
Jon Davis, for whom the Jon Davis Wresting Center is named, was a beloved Wrestling Coach and Teacher in the Edwardsville School District. Until his death in 2007, Jon had also served 30 years as the South Sectional Director of the IKWF. During his tenure, the South grew from the smallest to the second largest Section in the state. Jon's work ethic and dedication to youth wrestling and the IKWF were of the highest standard. Jon Davis left a legacy of dedication and service for all to follow.
The Edwardsville Wrestling Club is a youth wrestling club based out of Edwardsville, IL and is a member of the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation (IKWF) and USA Wrestling. Pat McNamara is the Head Coach of the EWC. McNamara is a 3x Minnesota High School State Champion and 3x NCAA All-American at Michigan State. The current EWC roster lists 25 coaches and over 150 wrestlers.
Tammy N. Tedesco
Assistant Director
National Wrestling Coaches Association
717-653-8009 (office)
717-653-8270 (fax)
ttedesco@nwca.cc
www.nwcaonline.com
Take Down Radio This Week- Al Bevilacqua, Branch, Grenawalt, Perez, Mark Perry
Hello wrestling fans we return this week to the Brute Adidas studios in Des Moines, Iowa for another 2 hour extravaganza into the world of wrestling. What a week its been.
We dive head first in to the world of wrestling as only TDR can do. Our guests this week include:
Al Bevilacqua- Beat The Streets, Need I say more?
Mark Branch- Head Coach of Wyoming
Mychal Grenawalt- Founder and host of radio show Matside Michigan
Noelle Perez- Bloodwork and Blood born disease, we'll talk about this important issue.
Mark Perry- New Top Assist. For the Mustangs of Cal Poly
Please not that Episode 16 of TDRtv is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing. This is Sure to be an entertaining program. Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com. Join us for America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.
Wrestling Can Be Fun!
by Bill Miller- Editor of Lighthouse Wrestling
Friday Night Lights was a smashing success at Johns Burns Park in Massapequa on Friday Evening July 10. Unlike the tension at other wrestling touraments, Friday Night Lights was a combination festival, reunion, wrestling tournament rolled into one. Contrasted with a baseball game in progress on the adjacent field, it was on the mat where you could find all the excitement and fans, so much for America’s favorite past time.
There was a great turnout in the senior division with, I believe, Ted Depasquale and Ray Downey being the oldest of the seniors in attendance (The Two Wrestled a great match and it is posted here). It was like a who’s who of former Section 8 and Section XI stars. The event was well attended at all divisions with over 400 athletes in attendance.
The event was also graced with outstanding weather. For a mid-July event the temperature was comfortable, even cool later in the evening. The only drawback to the cool evening temperatures was that it brought with it condensation that was impossible to clear from the mats making the mat conditions somewhat slippery, but no more slippery than a sweaty wrestling room nearing the end of hard practice.
Friday Night Lights was a terrific idea, and I’d like to complement the Friends of Massapequa Wrestling and especially Joe Catalonato and his staff for holding a Great Event! Running a tournament is never easy and especially running the first of an exciting event.
-for more videos and photo's go to www.LighthouseWrestling.com
Take Down Radio this Week- Barry Davis, Dan Wirnsberger, Kerry McCoy, Chris Bono, Joe Russell
This week the Brute adidas studios will be absent me. I will be out of town and joining Chris and Randy will be wrestling enthusiast Bob Selby. Bob has co hosted TDR before and is a regular on the wrestling scene. Bob's list of people he wanted to have on as guests was extensive but we boiled it down to the following.
TDR this week-
Barry Davis- Head Coach of Wisconsin. Barry has had some changes in his coaching staff and also some great recruits. Tune in to find out what the top Badge has to say.
Dan Wirnsberger- Head Coach of the Bison of Bucknell. Dan is a favorite on the show and has some exciting news to share as summer wears on and we head to fall.
Kerry McCoy- Head Coach of the Terps of Maryland joins us to discuss everything Maryland. He might have an opinion on our new national teams as well.
Chris Bono- Assist. Head Coach for the Cyclones of Iowa State. He has joined KJ in the midst of recruiting and scheduling. Maybe he can answer the burning questions of the wrestling community.
Joe Russell- As if J Robinson on the show last Saturday wasn't enough we have the top MN assist to clarify the recruiting class.
Please make sure to check out the most recent episode of TDRtv. You can see it on the top wrestling web sites in the US and around the world. TDRtv Episode 15 will be posted by Tuesday morning each week.
Our thanks go to Bob Selby for filling in for me. Join us for America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in. Thanks. SC
Inaugural NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy Class Announced
The NWCA is excited to announce it has secured a $30,000 grant that can be utilized to scholarship "up-and-coming" college coaches who have been nominated by their peers to participate in a "one of a kind" Coaches Leadership Academy "focus group" in conjunction with this year's NWCA Convention in Ft. Lauderdale. To a large extent, the future success of college wrestling lies in the hands of these aspiring young coaches.
"The NWCA is extremely grateful for the generosity of our Academy benefactors John Harmon, Irv Naylor, and Greg Hatcher who have collectively established the $30,000 scholarship grant. Further, NWCA benefactors Dave Bunning and Mark Mestemacher should be acknowledged for their roles in underwriting the entire development of the College Coaches Leadership Academy," said NWCA President Jim Beichner.
"It is clear that these individuals are determined to make sure our young, aspiring college coaches have the necessary skills and resources to navigate through these very challenging economic times."
The purpose of this focus group is to utilize "peer group discussion" among college coaches, athletic administrators, and CEOs to develop 'best practices" for protecting and strengthening intercollegiate wrestling programs through this challenging economy. Specifically, we want to help coaches strengthen their CEO skills and better align their programs with educational values.
Nationally renowned coaching development expert, Dr. Dan Gould from Michigan State University, will be facilitating these discussions. In addition, he will be collaborating with some of our nation's top athletic administrators, coaches, and CEOs (with wrestling backgrounds) to begin the develop of faculty who will serve as facilitators at regional "Coaching Leadership" workshops around the nation once the training program is fully functional.
The 2009 Leadership Academy consists of the following coaches: John Mark Bentley, Ben Berogen, Jason Borrelli, Mark Branch, Brandon Brissette, Shawn Charles, Dax Charles, Heath Eslinger, John Garriques, Trent Goodale, Scott Hawes, Scott Hinkle, Tim Homan, Greg Ilaria, Tony Islas, RC LaHaye, Tom Layte, Clint Manny, Risto Marttinen, Joe, Pollard, Tom Prarie, Todd Roberts, Ryan Smith, Ben Stehura, Casey Stouffer, Beau Vest and Jason York.
Mentors for the 2009 Leadership Academy are as follows: Ron Beaschler, Jim Beichner, Tom Bold, Tom Borrelli, Jim Fallis, Mark Gumble, Dan Harris, Todd Hibbs, Dave Icenhower, Paul Kendle, Rob Koll, Jim Makovsky, Joe McFarland, Darrell Randall, Rande Stottlemyer, Greg Strobel, Jeff Swenson, Alan Utter, and Colonel Billy Walker.
On behalf the NWCA Board of Directors, we would like to encourage all college coaches (head and assistants) to attend the 2009 NWCA Convention scheduled for August 6-9. Wrestling's challenges must be solved by wrestling people. There has never been a more important time for the wrestling community to work together. We hope that we will see a record attendance this year!
Tammy N. Tedesco
Assistant Director
National Wrestling Coaches Association
717-653-8009 (office)
717-653-8270 (fax)
ttedesco@nwca.cc
www.nwcaonline.com
The National Wrestling Coaches Association Host the 2009 Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Presented by: ASICS, Cliff Keen, Crayhon and Resilite
The National Wrestling Coaches Association is pleased to announce their 2009 Annual Convention, to be held at the Bahia Mar Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on August 6-9th.
This year's convention features many informative sessions that will be beneficial to both the scholastic and collegiate coaching communities.
The NWCA Convention is the time for coaches to interact with one another outside of the wrestling season, paired with informational sessions on how to take a more proactive approach to being the coach and "CEO" of your team. This year's focus for the collegiate divisions is, "To Protect and Promote Your College Program." Scholastic Coaches will focus on: Leadership, coaching development, technique and networking.
For the Scholastic Coach:
• Creating and sustaining a positive team culture
• Coaching Development (risk management, recruitment and retention of wrestlers)
• Systematic teaching for success on the mat
• NFHS rules review
• Being a leader in "off the mat" areas
For the Collegiate Coach:
• Best Practices for improving retention and graduation rates of student-athletes
• Creating and sustaining a positive team culture
• Division I "Mock NCAA Selection Process"
• Protecting your intercollegiate wrestling team
• Change of Season Discussion
Highlighting the event will be legendary Coach Dan Gable as this year's guest speaker for the NWCA Conventions opening luncheon on Friday, August 7th. Coach Gable is the University of Iowa's all-time winningest wrestling coach from 1977-1997. His career coaching record totals 355-21-5, leading the Hawkeyes to 15 NCAA Team Championships including nine consecutive championships (1978-1986). In the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, he won a gold medal without surrendering a point to any of his opponents.
He has been appointed to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Gable has also been named the top wrestler of the 20th century by Gannett News Service. He was listed as one of the top coaches in the 20th century by ESPN. Along with being named Iowa's top "sports figure" in the past 100 years.
The convention luncheon featuring Coach Gable will take place August 7, 2009, at noon in the Grandview Ballroom of the Bahia Mar Hotel. Extra tickets for the luncheon can be purchased by calling the NWCA Office.
Also addressing the convention attendees will be Dan Gould the Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports and a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the Michigan State University. Gould is a professor with a specialty in applied sport psychology. He has co-authored two books, Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology (with Bob Weinberg) and Understanding Psychological Preparation for Sport: Theory and Practice of Elite Performers (with Lew Hardy and Graham Jones).
Gould partnered with the NWCA in 2008 to aid in the development of the Coaching Education Programs and the NWCA Leadership Academy that is being unveiled prior to the convention.
The featured clinicians are Tom Borrelli of Central Michigan University and Brian Smith of the University of Missouri, both coaches who have produced many talented college wrestlers along with promoting their teams to the community.
Coach Borrelli has been the head coach at Central Michigan for 17 years. In that time he has also been named the NWCA Bobb Bubb Coaching Excellence Award Winner and the NWCA and WIN Magazine National Coach of the Year.
Coach Smith has been with the Missouri Tigers for the past 10 years. Smith has local roots growing up in Fort Lauderdale and starting his coaching career at Western High School. Smith has also been honored as an NWCA National Coach of the Year.
There will be an additional technique session specifically for the scholastic coaches hosted by Dave Crowell, Head Coach at Nazareth High School (Pennsylvania). Crowell has been honored five times as the Pennsylvania State Coach of the Year and has also been named an NWCA National Coach of the Year.
Space is still available for coaches wishing to attend, registration can be completed online. The full convention registration is $225; there is a $50 discount for multiple coaches from the same school with the purchase of one full registration. For more information on the NWCA Convention you can contact the NWCA Office at 717-653-8009 or by going to our website at www.nwcaonline.com.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a professional organization dedicated to serve and provide leadership for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on scholastic and collegiate programs. The membership embraces all people interested in amateur wrestling.
The NWCA, through its organizational structure, promotes communication, recognizes achievement, recommends rules and regulations, sponsors events, and serves as an educational and informational source. Additionally, the NWCA strives to foster the sportsmanship and integrity that are the cornerstones of athletic competition.
Tammy N. Tedesco
Assistant Director
National Wrestling Coaches Association
717-653-8009 (office)
717-653-8270 (fax)
ttedesco@nwca.cc
www.nwcaonline.com
Take Down Radio This Week- Mark Palmer, Allee, Stutzman, J Robinson, Dan Gable, Justin Wren
We return this week to the Brute Adidas studios in Des Moines, Iowa for another 2 hour extravaganza into the world of wrestling. We talked to World Team Member Jake Herbert yesterday Live from Baku as he and his United States team mates prepare to face 2009 European champion Azerbaijan in a freestyle dual meet on Saturday night July 18, with $29,000 in prize money up for grabs. The 2009 U.S. Freestyle World Team and additional national team members are in Azerbaijan for training, and will also compete in the Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix tournament on July 19 in Baku. To listen to this interview: http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/5269
This week on TDR- Justin Wren UFC Next Ultimate Fighter series star In Studio with sports reporter Luke Plansky
Mark Palmer- Senior writer for IntermatWrestled.com joins us to discuss the college scene, the MMA effect and more.
Todd Allee- Redford Michigan's Mash Gym. One of the top gyms in Michigan with wrestling as its core. Its easy to see why Michigan is doing so well on all fronts of the martial arts.
John Stutzman- Head Coach of the Huskies of Bloomsburg in PA. With so much going on in PA today I thought we could take the opportunity and get caught up with Stutzy.
J Robinson- Head Coach of the Gophers of MN. We'll talk camps, #1 Recruiting class and Brock
Dan Gable- Past Head Coach University of Iowa and wrestling mentor to many. We'll discuss the view from Dan's chair.
Sure to be an entertaining program. Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com.
Join us for America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.
Takedown Wrestling Radio This week- Chris Ayres, Ray Brinzer, Betterman, Brian Antonelli, May, Race
Back this week to the Brute Adidas studios of Takedown Wrestling Radio. Some say that the summer is the "off time" for wrestling. It isn't so.
Congratulations to Michael Johnson Jr. who competed in Utah over the last few days and was able to hobble on to the mat with a previously injured ankle and win the Triple Crown in his age group at 220 pounds. This big kid is 6 ft 2 and has no desire to play football. I can only hope for Olympic Gold for this straight A student from Downers Grove Illinois. Michael Johnson, Jr. (Schoolboy/girl 210 pounds). This is familiar territory for Johnson, who was a Kids Triple Crown winner as a Novice wrestler in 2007. It caps a very strong season for him. Johnson was the Ultimate Dominator in 2008-09, scoring the most points in USA Wrestling's Ultimate Challenge Series of Folkstyle Wrestling.
Joining us this week:
Chris Ayres- Head Coach of Princeton joins us to discuss his team, his recruits, the Ivy and summer training and camps.
Ray Brinzer- The head man at Angry Fish and one of my all time favorite wrestlers joins us to discuss his mutual effort behind developing "The Open Mat.com". Aside from being informative and a walk down memory lane it should be very fun as well catching up with "Ray man".
Eric Betterman- Co-founder of TheOpenMat.com. He'll share with us his goals for his site, his views and why he has developed this site with Ray Brinzer.
Brian Antonelli- Asst Head Coach of the US Naval Academy Wrestling team. What's it like to work with Head Coach Bruce Burnett. Navy has a stellar recruiting class ranked in the 25 in the country. When you think about of tuff is is to get into the Academy that's quite a feat!
Jimmy May- Baker University in Baldwin City Kansas. Recently inducted in to the Nevada Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Jimmy will tell us of the recruits signed and why smaller colleges, both public and private are adding wrestling at a steady pace. The team is set to start competition fall of 2009. I'm excited!
Harley Race- WLW Wrestling Boss Man, Former many x Pro Wrestling World Champion will host a pro wrestling event in Waterloo, Iowa Friday July 10th to benefit to Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum. Many of the Legends of Pro Wrestling will be on hand. Many Thanks to Harley, his wife and partner BJ for their unflagging support of the DGIWIM. More information on this event can be had at: http://www.wrestlingmuseum.org
Join us for America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.
"Wrestlers At The Trials" Book - Free for Wrestling Camps
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Author, "Wrestlers At The Trials"
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2008-09 NWCA Division I All-Academic Team
By Tammy Tedesco
The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has announced its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Team and the NWCA Individual All-Academic wrestling team for the 2008-09 season.
For the second straight year, American University took home top team honors while five NCAA Division I Champions highlighted the individual team.
Mark Cody’s American University Eagles led the Division I teams with GPA of 3.2839 after tying with Duke University in 2008. American was closely followed by Harvard University which had their highest team finish under head coach Jay Weiss. Rounding out the top five teams are Stanford University, Duke University, and Davidson College.
All eleven conferences were represented in the top 30 teams with the EIWA leading the way with six teams.
For teams to be eligible for consideration, the team GPA is comprised of 12 student athletes, including the 10 wrestlers that were the entries in the NCAA tournament conference qualifier. If teams had less than 10 entries for their respective qualifier, they may fill those spots with wrestlers that competed in at least one varsity dual during the season.
“We are finding that year in and year out, coaches strive to have their team’s listed as an All-Academic Team. This is another measure of success for these programs,” said Executive Director Mike Moyer. “There is so much more to wrestling than what is done on the mat and we see just one part of that here with the All-Academic Team.”
The 2008-09 All-Academic individual team is highlighted by a total of 51 NCAA Qualifiers, 17 NCAA All-Americans, 8 NCAA Finalist and 5 NCAA Champions. In total 73 individuals representing 45 schools are being honored this year on the All-Academic Team.
The five NCAA Champions earning a spot on the individual team are: Jarrod King of Edinboro University (3.78) a Health and Physical Education –Human Performance major, Stephen Luke of the University of Michigan (3.35) a Biology major, Jake Herbert of Northwestern University (3.179) a Communication Major, Fraklin Gomez of Michigan State (3.098) majoring in Human Resources, and J. Jaggers of the Ohio State University (3.02) in Communications.
Sitting at the top of the All-Academic Team is NCAA Qualifier Nicholas Amuchastegui of Stanford University who holds a 3.928 in Mechanical Engineering.
Rounding out the top five individuals were Liberty’s Christian Smith (3.92), Tucker Lane (3.919) of Nebraska, Jeffrey Newby (3.82) of Utah Valley, and Jarrod King (3.78) of Edinboro University.
Individually, wrestlers must have at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA, been an NCAA qualifier or won 60 percent of his total schedule – and must have competed in at least 60 percent of said schedule. The other way to qualify for the All-Academic team is have a 3.0 cumulative and been an NCAA All-American.
“The student-athletes on this All-Academic Team exemplify what we are looking for in the sport of wrestling. You see teams and individuals from the largest institutions that sponsor wrestling to the smaller colleges listed. There is diversity here that you do not always get to see when it comes to compiling these type of teams,” said Jim Beichner NWCA President.
Utah Valley State led all schools with four wrestlers earning All-Academic accolades followed by The United State Military Academy (ARMY), Old Dominion University, and Northwestern University with three individuals named to the All-Academic Team.
“As a coaches association, we look forward to recognizing the accomplishments of our coaches and wrestlers each year. This is just another way to showcase our sport’s close alignment with educational values,” said Moyer.
2009 DI All-Academicteam.pdf
Tammy N. Tedesco
Assistant Director
National Wrestling Coaches Association
717-653-8009 (office)
717-653-8270 (fax)
2009 DI All-Academicteam.pdf
NWCA Announces APR Conference Leaders and Top- 20 Most Improved Teams
Manheim, PA. - Eight Division I wrestling programs are recognized for having the highest Academic Progress Rate in their conference for the second straight year. The NCAA released its 5th annual APR report earlier this week and wrestling showed vast improvements with 21 teams improving by 15 or more points from last year.
Iowa State (Big 12), Northwestern (Big 10), George Mason (Colonial), Pittsburgh (Eastern Wrestling League), Northern Illinois (MAC), Stanford (Pac 10), Davidson (Southern Conference) and Air Force (West Regional) are the eight wrestling programs with the highest APR score in their conference for a second year in a row.
Iowa State placed third at the 2009 NCAA championships and Northwestern finish 13th, while both programs also produced a national champion.
Pittsburgh University, which placed 38th at the NCAA championships, defended its APR title in the Eastern Wrestling League, which showed the largest improvement of all conferences in the nation.
Bucknell, which has a perfect 1000 APR score, led the very competitive EIWA wrestling conference. The EIWA, comprised of 14 eastern wrestling programs including those in the Ivy League conference, had the highest average APR score of all conferences in the country at 971.
The University of Virginia is the top program in the ACC, while Millersville University lead all teams in the East Regional.
West Virginia University, a member of the Eastern Wrestling League, improved 38 points from a year ago - the best among the 84 NCAA Division I wrestling programs. Two other EWL conference schools were in the top-20 for most improved including Pittsburgh (18-point improvement) and Clarion (16 points). The average improvement in APR scores in the EWL was 14.7 points
The University of Iowa, which won its second consecutive NCAA title in March finished tied for 7th on the most improved list by improving 25 points from a year ago.
Top-20 Most Improved APR scores (# represents the improvement from a year ago)
1 West Virginia (38) EWL 11 Princeton (20) EIWA
2 UC Davis (33) Pac 10 12 Pittsburgh (18) EWL
3 Eastern Michigan (29) MAC 12 University of North Carolina (18) ACC
4 Binghamton (27) CAA 14 Rider (17) CAA
4 Oklahoma (27) Big 12 14 Clarion (16) EWL
4 UT Chattanooga (27) Southern 14 Buffalo (16) MAC
7 Iowa (25) Big 10 17 CSU Bakersfield (16) Pac 10
7 Millersville (25) East Regional 18 University of Virginia (15) ACC
9 North Dakota State (24) Western Region 18 Appalachian State (15) Southern
10 Liberty (22) East Regional 18 Purdue (15) Big 10
18 Old Dominion (15) CAADivision I Wrestling Programs Show Vast Improvement in APR Scores
Division I wrestling programs throughout the country received higher marks than ever before in the 5th annual APR report released by the NCAA yesterday. The overall four-year Academic Progress Rate in Division I wrestling improved seven points, more than double the three point gain by all Division I athletic teams.
The overall improvement was sparked by a single-year improvement of 14.6 points in 2007-08, the second highest gain of any sport sponsored by the NCAA. The single-year scores in the sport of wrestling has improved each of the past three years, increasing 24.7 points from 937.3 in 2004-05 to 962 in 2007-08.
“We are very pleased and proud of the vast improvement we have seen in a very short time period,” said Mike Moyer, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association. “We are also pleased that several indicators suggest this improvement should continue well into the future.”
Sixty-two percent of Division I wrestling teams improved their four-year APR scores from a year ago, including 11 programs that improved by 20 or more points. West Virginia University improved the most (38 points) followed by UC Davis (33) and Eastern Michigan University (29).
Bucknell University, which earned its first All-American since reinstating its wrestling program in 2006-07, leads all wrestling teams with a perfect 1000 multi-year APR score. Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania also have a multi-year APR score in the 990 – 1000 range.
The number of wrestling teams with one-year APR scores below 900 and 925 decreased 19 points and 14 points respectively, representing the largest improvement of any sport sponsored by the NCAA. Teams with multi-year APR scores below 900 or 925 are subject to NCAA penalties.
“A year ago wrestling coaches from around the country came to the annual NWCA convention to learn and share best practices in order to improve APR scores,” says Mark Gumble, an APR consultant working with the NWCA. “I left the convention with a strong belief that the coaches would take what they learned and implement best practices at their institutions. Their leadership has made a big difference and the future of the sport of wrestling looks bright because of it.”
2009 NWCA National Scholastic Award Recipients
Manheim, Pa. – The National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholastic Board of Directors is proud to announce the 2009 Scholastic Awards. The four award categories are: National Coach of the Year, National Assistant Coach of the Year, National Wrestler of the Year, and National Prep Coach of the Year.
This year’s nominees for National Coach, National Prep Coach and National Assistant Coach of the year bring a combined total of 101 years of coaching experience to the mat. They have coached numerous state champions and hold impressive records in their respective states.
Jerry Winterton of Cary, NC has been selected as the NWCA National Coach of the Year. Winterton is an accomplished coach with 36 years of coaching experience, and a career record of 608 wins and multiple state titles along with 48 individual state champions. He is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame North Carolina Chapter, Class of 2004. Cary High School has won the last five State Individual Championships which brings their total to twenty. Winterton has coached for the last nineteen individual championships.
“I have been blessed to have this happen to me. I would like to thank the NWCA for recognizing me for this award, I greatly appreciate it. I am absolutely thrilled,” said Winterton.
“I am also very fortunate to have the support of my family, my assistant coaches, my principal Mr. Doug Thilman and Kurt Glendenning my Athletic Director as I know Cary High School is the best place to coach or be a student/athlete. I'm also thankful for all the great wrestlers who have come through our program over the years especially the stars we've had in the last 5-6 years who have gone on to do such great things in National competitions as well as continuing with their education and wrestling in college.”
Winterton is also a Physical Education Teacher at Cary High School.
“Coach Winterton is a great example of the type of person that the NWCA continues to recognize. Not only is he an educator, but he has devoted his years in this sport to molding the next generation in the sport of wrestling. His longevity and accomplishments as a high school coach are remarkable,” said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director.
“Our goal as a coaches association is to continue to recognize coaches for their accomplishments along with promoting the areas of coaching education that are essential to a successful program.”
Harlan Hankins, the long-time assistant coach from Roosevelt High School in Colorado, receives the National Assistant Coach of the Year Honors.
Hankins has spent the past thirty-five years of his life devoted to the Roosevelt High School Wrestling Team as the assistant coach. His longevity in this position has surpassed many others, while he and Head Coach Mike Pallotto provide consistency at Roosevelt High School for their wrestling program. He has also had the opportunity to coach his three sons throughout his time at Roosevelt. Hankins has had the honor of coaching 31 state champions and 96 state place winners.
Coach Pallotto had nothing but gracious words for his long-time assistant, “I knew he wrestled for Colorado State University (CSU), when he moved out here. We talked about the Roosevelt program, from there we started a youth program, and Harlan began coaching at the middle school for ten years, a position that his son now has. Our coaching philosophy is the same, which is what puts us in this unique situation.”
“A lot of our success as a program is directly related to Hankins, he is a great guy and will do anything for the program. He is very deserving and any coach would give their right arm to have him as their assistant.”
Eric Grajales a senior wrestler from Florida Powerhouse, Brandon High School will receive this year’s National Wrestler of the Year honors. Grajales finished his senior season with a 62-0 record (217-0 career) and as a four-time state champion. He was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the 2009 Dapper Dan Classic after he pinned three-time Pennsylvania State Champion Dane Johnson of Shady Side Academy. His most recently accomplishment on the mat was as a 2009 FILA Jr. National Champion in Greco Roman.
Grajales currently holds a 4.9 GPA on a 4.0 scale as he is finishing up his senior year of high school.
“Eric Grajales is an exceptional student-athlete. Not only has he excelled on the wrestling mat, but he has also done extremely well in the classroom. I look forward to seeing great things from Eric as he continues his wrestling career and education at the University of Michigan in the fall,” said Moyer.
Receiving the NWCA’s National Prep Coach of the Year award is Jeff Buxton of Blair Academy. Buxton has been a member of the Blair family for twenty-seven years as the wrestling coach and a math teacher, and has been coaching the sport of wrestling for thirty years. Blair Academy has won twenty-nine National Prep Titles and has been ranked the number one team in the country nine times. There have been a total of 149 Individual National Prep Champions under Coach Buxton. He is also currently the Cadet and Junior National Team Coach.
“It is an honor to be associated with the NWCA. I attribute this coaching award to the support I receive from the Blair coaching Staff, the school, the wrestlers and parents. We had a tremendous year with great success in wrestling; but I am more proud of what our wrestlers have accomplished as students as they move on to Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, American, Michigan and Penn State,” said Buxton.
This is the first year that the NWCA has sponsored the National Prep Coach of the Year Award as an NWCA National Scholastic Award.
“Coach Buxton has accomplished great things in his time at Blair Academy, along with producing accomplished wrestlers on and off the mat. The NWCA was honored to have him as a guest clinician at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Where he was able to share some of his coaching techniques with the other coaches in attendance,” said NWCA President Jim Beichner.
Below are the selections for the NWCA Regional Coaches, Prep Regional Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Wrestlers of the Year. In order to be considered for National Honors, the nominee must have been selected as a Regional Award Winner:
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Region |
Award Type |
Nominee |
School (State) |
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1 |
Head Coach of the Year |
Barry Chooljian |
Timberlane Regional HS (NH) |
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Assistant Coach of the Year |
Scott Bissonette |
Vergennes Union High School (VT) |
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Wrestler of the Year |
Austin Meys |
Shenendehowa High School (NY) |
|
2 |
Head Coach of the Year |
Timothy Giel |
Shady Side Academy (PA) |
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Assistant Coach of the Year |
Rob Bowman |
Mt. St. Joseph's (MD) |
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Wrestler of the Year |
Shane Young |
Penn-Traffod HS (PA) |
|
3 |
Head Coach of the Year |
Jerry Winterton |
Cary HS (NC) |
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Assistant Coach of the Year |
Mark Black |
Colonial Forge HS (VA) |
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Wrestler of the Year |
Eric Grajales |
Brandon HS (FL) |
|
4 |
Head Coach of the Year |
Scott Vlink |
Crown Point HS (IN) |
|
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Assistant Coach of the Year |
Steve Harding |
New Palestine HS (IN) |
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Wrestler of the Year |
David Taylor |
St. Paris Graham (OH) |
|
5 |
Head Coach of the Year |
Steve Keszler |
Brown HS (SD) |
|
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Assistant Coach of the Year |
Tim Weatherman |
Ballard Huxley HS (IA) |
|
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Wrestler of the Year |
Bart Reiter |
Don Bosco HS (IA) |
|
6 |
Head Coach of the Year |
Scott Chenoweth |
Perry HS (OK) |
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Assistant Coach of the Year |
Harlan Hankins |
Roosevelt HS (CO) |
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Wrestler of the Year |
Chris Perry |
Stillwater HS (OK) |
|
7 |
Head Coach of the Year |
Neil Russo |
Newberg HS(OR) |
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Assistant Coach of the Year |
Nick Dougherty |
Wasilla HS (AK) |
|
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Wrestler of the Year |
Tyler Cox |
Campbell County HS (WY) |
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8 |
Head Coach of the Year |
Jason Nickal |
Rio Rancho HS (NM) |
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Assistant Coach of the Year |
Jim Takatsuka |
Panahou School (HI) |
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Ethan Lofthouse |
Mountain Crest HS (UT) |
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HCOY - Preps MD |
Mike Kubik |
Georgetown Prep |
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HCOY - Preps PA |
John Gordon |
Wyoming Seminary |
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HCOY - Preps NJ/NY |
Jeff Buxton |
Blair Academy |
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Don Bradley |
Belmont Hill School |
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Jack Effner |
Cape Henry Collegiate |
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Rick Ortega |
St. Mark's School of Texas |
Five Changes Made in High School Wrestling Rules in 2009-10
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 5, 2009) — Five new rules changes for the 2009-10 wrestling season were approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee at its annual meeting last month in Indianapolis. These changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
“The main focus of the changes was clarifying some rules dealing with tournaments,” said Bob Colgate, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Wrestling Rules Committee. “One of the changes also dealt with improving sportsmanship, which is always a high priority with all NFHS rules.“
Two steps were added in Rule 5-20-5Note to clarify the offensive starting position. As a part of the steps to assume the offensive starting position, the offensive wrestler’s head must be on or above the opponent’s spinal column, and both wrestlers must become stationary. The referee still must pause momentarily before blowing the whistle.
In Rule 9-2-2b and c, two new tie-breaker options for dual-meet competitions have been added as well. First, “The team whose opposing wrestlers or team personnel have been penalized the greater number of team point deductions shall be declared the winner.” Second, “The team whose opposing wrestlers were penalized the greater number of match points for unsportsmanlike conduct during a match shall be declared the winner.”
Colgate said this change eliminates the possibility of a team that has been penalized the greater number of points for coaches misconduct or any kind of unsportsmanlike conduct winning a dual meet in the event of a tie.
In Rule 1-2-1, the committee added: “In individually bracketed tournaments, the contestant representing a school shall be named by weight class prior to the conclusion of the weigh-in and no substitution is allowed after the conclusion of the weigh-in.” The rule previously contradicted two other rules (4-5-6 and 10-2-1), but now all three guidelines are in concurrence.
The committee clarified, in Rule 4-2-3, that if a designated, on-site meet physician is present, he or she may examine a wrestler for communicable skin disease or any other condition, either immediately prior to or immediately after the weigh-in.
Another rule change provides tournament administrators the option to weigh-in by either weight class or teams to help with the organization at tournaments. The revised Rule 4-5-3 adds the following language: “Tournament weigh-in may proceed by team(s) with the lowest weight class to the highest and end immediately upon the completion of the highest weight class.”
The 2009-10 points of emphasis include excessive celebrations; awarding near-fall points; legalities of scissors, draping scissors and Figure 4; and communicable disease.
Wrestling is the sixth-most popular sport for boys at the high school level with 259,688 participants, according to the 2007-08 NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey. In addition, there were an additional 5,527 girls nationwide who participated in wrestling in 2007-08.
This press release was written by Paige Flynn, a spring semester intern in the NFHS Publications/Communications Department and a sophomore at Butler (Indiana) University.
About the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high school sports and fine arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and fine arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and Rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writes playing Rules for 17 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. Through its 50 member state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches nearly 19,000 high schools and 11 million participants in high school activity programs, including almost 7.5 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholastic activity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; produces publications for high school coaches, officials and athletic directors; sponsors professional organizations for high school coaches, officials, spirit coaches, speech and debate coaches and music adjudicators; serves as the national source for interscholastic coach training; and serves as a national information resource of interscholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS Web site at www.nfhs.org.